Sounding the Surface

Name: Sounding the Surface
Director: Alexander J. Seiler
Released: 1963
Duration: 12 min

Alexander J. Seiler

In wechselndem Gefälle

196312mEnglish

Short

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This short film on the waters of Switzerland does not show conventional landscapes. Without literary commentary, only by means of image, rhythm and music, it tries, on the contrary, to make the life of an element, water.

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Short Film Prize · À fleur d'eau

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1963

Cannes Film Festival

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Short Film Prize

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1963

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Sounding the Surface

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